{"id":55781,"date":"2023-06-17T12:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T10:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=55781"},"modified":"2023-06-17T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T10:34:19","slug":"former-kfor-advisor-expresses-concern-over-political-situation-in-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-kfor-advisor-expresses-concern-over-political-situation-in-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Former KFOR advisor expresses concern over political situation in Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former KFOR advisor Alessandro Politi stated in an interview to Euronews Albania that the abduction of three policemen in northern Kosovo is an incident that burdens politics.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that dialogue has always been difficult between the two sides, but previously both parties were seen as responsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese kinds of incidents can happen, and unfortunately, it happened. I\u2019m not saying it will happen again, but unfortunately, it happened. As long as there have been joint patrols between KFOR and the Kosovo Police around the demilitarized zone of 1000 meters, the border, because there have been accurate agreements and defined procedures. This is unfortunately a fact. The fact that it happened now certainly complicates the political situation, but every institution and government must make their own choices,\u201d said Politi.<\/p>\n<p>The former KFOR advisor added that he is concerned about the fact that the United States suspended Kosovo\u2019s participation in the \u201cDefender Europe \u201823\u201d military exercise and that the EU has threatened to slap sanctions over Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that good political negotiation can restore the balance because I am sure that both countries need to have a common Euro-Atlantic approach,\u201d Politi stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"QUwqgjszQbE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ish Keshilltari i KFOR-it flet p\u00ebr situat\u00ebn n\u00eb veri dhe rr\u00ebmbimin e 3 polic\u00ebve t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUwqgjszQbE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have been high since May and escalated on the 29<sup>th<\/sup> when Serbian protesters clashed with KFOR soldiers in the northern municipality of Zve\u010dan, with dozens of injuries reported on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The international community is urging Kosovo to immediately de-escalate the situation, namely by withdrawing the special police units from the north, organizing new local elections, and returning to dialogue with Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, official requests from Belgrade demand ensuring the unhindered participation of Serbs in possible local elections.<\/p>\n<p>The extraordinary elections in April, which resulted in the election of Albanian mayors, who assumed offices escorted by Kosovo Police, thus angering local Serbs, were boycotted by this community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former KFOR advisor Alessandro Politi stated in an interview to Euronews Albania that the abduction of three policemen in northern Kosovo is an incident that burdens politics. He stated that dialogue has always been difficult between the two sides, but previously both parties were seen as responsible. \u201cThese kinds of incidents can happen, and unfortunately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":55782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[2471,817,1929,243,151,2203,301,2047,2585],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Former KFOR advisor expresses concern over political situation in Kosovo - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-kfor-advisor-expresses-concern-over-political-situation-in-kosovo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former KFOR advisor expresses concern over political situation in Kosovo - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former KFOR advisor Alessandro Politi stated in an interview to Euronews Albania that the abduction of three policemen in northern Kosovo is an incident that burdens politics. 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